Thursday, August 19, 2010

It's time for another Amber Ink sneak peek! Last month's "Can I Keep Him?!" set had a Baby Mermaid wanting to bring a baby otter home, with all kinds of sea creatures to create your own scene. The set was available in either clear or in digital stamps.

This month's release has a similar Baby Mermaid set that is full of all kinds of fun things to make your own scene. Instead of wanting to bring a pet home, the theme is focused on friendship! These fun images will be available in the store on Friday, August 20!

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I grouped all my images into one file and rearranged until I was happy. These sets have all the accessories needed to build complete scenes - rocks for sitting on, coral, bubbles, fish, etc. There is only one left and right facing fish, but I made it look like many different fish stamps by resizing each one and stretching or squeezing them slightly. See this post for more on compositing the digi stamps.

These Amber Ink images are so much fun to color! I went to town with my Copic markers, then trimmed the image, rounded the corners and sponged the edges. I used a clear Stardust Gelly Roll pen to draw scales all over the mermaid tails and added some shimmer to the hair ornament, fish and bubbles. Then I added Glossy Accents dimensional glue to those elements, plus the coral. I wish the incredible shimmer and dimension was easier to photograph - this picture gives a bit of the idea of what, in real life, is so vibrant:

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Next came the fabulous iPaper in the Seahorse Paisley - Earth pattern that inspired my whole color scheme! After adhering it to my card base, I ran a couple strips of adhesive from my brand new pink ATG gun, and ruched a strip of satin ribbon down the side. Isn't that a great look? It reminds me of seaweed or coral! Then I adhered the image, tucking it under the ruched ribbon on one side.

I also trimmed out the sentiment that comes with the set, dividing it into two parts and notching the ends. Then I colored each part with Copics to go along with the color scheme. When I adhered the sentiments to the card, I arched them out from the paper a bit to add more dimension. I also added buttons tied with bows of fine black twine to each end of the ruched ribbon for the final touch!

I hope that you enjoyed my Baby Mermaid card, as I sure enjoyed creating it for you! Be sure to check back on Friday, as we not only have the new release, but also a special announcement! Please leave a comment, I love to hear from you!

Oh wow this is absolutely gorgeous love how you have worked with the colours, that ribbon is beautiful and the image such fun made me smile, thank you so much for sharing this beauty with us at Whoopsie DaisyHugsLorraine x

OMGosh Lynn this is just soooo cute. Love those darling images. How adorable. Fantastic coloring. Great job on all of these challenges. Thank you for playing along with today's Treehouse Thursday "Under The Sea" Challenge. Hope to see you again.

WOW! Lynne, your card is stunning! I love how you did the ribbon and the colors looks fab. You did a great job!Thank you so much for joining us at the Whoopsi Daisy challenge this month. Hope to see you again in our next challenge.Hugs, Rleen

Such a cute image and a really beautiful card!Thanks so much for joining us this week at Stamptacular Sunday ♥ Good luck on our Buttons & Bows challenge!Don't forget to check out our Design Team Call!!Dee (Spryte)Sprytebyrds Spot

What an absolutely awesome card. This image is wicked cute I love it. Colours are breath taking. I love the fancy ribbon. Thank you for joining us in this month challenge at Whoopsi Daisy. We hope to see you again next month.Hugs BonnieGuest Designer

What a fab card, Lynne. So many cool details - I love the fish, the background paper, the wavy ribbon - and my favourite thing of all is the mermaid sticking her tongue out with concentration!! So funny!!

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